Don Dickie Killed Dollars

. .. I .. I.. .,. A- :, quality excellent , Real estate sales up .. I By ROSE TATLOW Mary Lindquist, wife of Rev. Jack Lindquist of the " Squamish United Church, was the grand aggregate winner in En Squamish districi the Howe Sound Fall Fair held in the high school on Satur- By MARNIE BURNSIDE Village, the Squamish said manager Stan Bannister. day, Sept. 10th. She piled up a total of 225 points, Contrary to the findings of a Marketing assessment predicted "The thing that keeps Sqamish Mrs. Lindquist won the aggregate prize in the flower Department of Municipal Af- a period of economic un- moving is the forest industry section with 55 points, and in the floral art section where she fairs Marketing Survey presen- certainty and perhaps decline and it's in pretty good shape." piled up 30 points. Other section winners were: vegetables, ted to council last June and for the town, based on the im- According to Don Lecky of joe iacovone, i25 points; fruit, he Iaccivuiic, 17 poiiiis: despite predictions of economic pending closure of Railwest and Lecky Real Estate the improved roses, Peter Evans, 10 points; preserves, Connie White, 126; doom by Vancouver media con- the "general malaise in the availability of mortgage money, .* honey, Don Ross, 19; wine, Joe Iacovone, 36; baking, Con- forest based industries." cerning the effect of the this year's interest rate of IO nie White, 66; needlework, Lou Rempel, 91; Golden Agers, Railwest closure on Squamish, In June, the same month that percent and the government's local real estate companies are the survey was released to coun- Assisted Home Ownership sub- John Sobotka, 13; Junior, 13-18 years, Darrell Driscoll, 13; doing a brisk business and there cil, Block Brothers Realty han- sidies have a lot to do with the Juniors, 12 and under, Thor Anderson, 46, and hobbies and is every indication that the num- dled the sale of one million increase in the sale of single crafts, Kathleen Hoy, 39. ber of homes sold will continue dollars worth of real estate in family homes. I In addition to the grand aggregate trophy, donated by to climb. the Squamish area. ."Welve had These factors have served to the Bank of Nova Scotia, Mrs. Lindquist received $25 in Prompted by the slow sdes of a very good year. In July and bring home ownership within cash and many special prizes as well as the aggregate awards modular homes in the govern- August we sold close to reach of a broader spectrum of ? in the two sections she won. ment housing project, Tantalus $500,000 worth of real estate," people and at the same time The Royal Bank of Canada donated the aggregate prizes, reducing the price gap between a cup, for each of the two junior sections. 'condominiums and single fam'ily dwellings to only a few thousand Fall Fair secretary Anne weather which also almost Don Dickie killed dollars. As a result the sale of Keeler said the number of en- wiped out the rose display as condominiums, town houses and tries were down this year but most roses had passed their the Tantalus Village modular Peter Bukowsky, President of , second blooming and were not homes has been drastically the Fall Fair Association said yet in their third one. There in woods accident reduced. that the quality was excellent were hardly any sweet peas and Richard Donald (Don) Squamish Curling Club and was Joan Cassell of Spencer Real and judges had assured him that many of the sunimer blooming Dickie, a resident of Squamish also a member of the Estate is quick to confirm her the scarcity of many exhibits in annuals were past their priMe. for almost 20 years and ii faller congregation of SI. John's company's increased sale of the flower and vegetable section The houseplant section also for Weldwood and later a bull Anglican Church. single family dwellings. "We've was partially due to the fact that showed a sharp decline. bucker, was accidentally killed Mr. Dickie was also an active sold a lot of homes in the past the warm weather in early sum- at 11:IS a.m. on Friday, Sep- supporter of the Squamish month," she said. But dcspite the adverses of mer had brought vegetables to the good weather, there were tember 9th, in the Empire Loggers Sports Day activities Commenting ,, on the maturity earlier than usual. Logging Tree Farm Licence. and for many years worked with Marketing Survey's conclusion dozens of displays which at- Another factor contributing to tracted the visitors and spec- Dickie, who had been a faller the timers for the various that with the overabundance of the drop in entries was the fact for Weldwood for six years, had events. provincial housing in the valley tators who later turiied out for that several heavy exhibitors in the prize draws during the been promoted to bull-bucker, Mr. Dickie is survived by his areas of the lower mainland, past years did nut exhibit this or foreman for the falling crews. loving wife Alda; three buyer preference seems to be in evening. year, some because they no David Bradner, who judged A tree was being felled and daughters, Jo-Anne (Otto), the municipalities more cen- longer live here, and others didn't fall in its intended path Marla (McCann) and Tracey, trally located to Vancouver, the flower section, officially were away for much of the sum- opened the fair and immediately but hit a sapling instead, which all of Squamish; and three causing sales in Squamish to suf- mer, while illness was a con- following the opening, Ald. struck Dickie and caused the grandchildren. He also leaves fer she said, "People in Van- tributing factor in another Cunningham introduced Miss fatality. two sisters, Phyllis (Currie) of couver are starting to realize family,Attendance at the fair was up Squamish, Tracy Reynolds, who Dickie was born in Gilbert Gilbert Plains, Man., Betty that there are bargains to be had announced the names of the best Plains, Manitoba, on July I1 (Clarkson) ,of Surrey, and a in Squamish." and many people crowded the garden winners and presented 1924, and grew up there. brother, Graham, of Medicine According to Mrs, Cassell, a to look high school at the them with th$r,a,wards. , receiving his... education in Hat, Aha. " ...L >. S50,OOO home hee.in Squamish, .Posts aad-Nngs aro-wondprfci.y!~eesto play an ahd here Steven~Porter4s4wingawon.' -UiKplays. As always the hobbies .. would be worth close to Gilbert Plains. After ' leaving He was predeceased by ths derful time in front of 1be.Tim.b.office. and crafts drew many comments During the day the high high school he spent some time parents, one brother George and $80,000 in West or North Van- and the interesting crafts and school economics class under in the Canadian navy and two sisters, Ne! and Martha. couver. "This is due she said to displays were a feature of the the direction of Mrs. Enright moved to British Columbia in Funeral services were held in the price of lots which start at fair. ..and Mrs. Ray served tea and in in the city and $16,000 the late forties when he started St. John's Anglican Church in $30,000 Official opening for The painting section of the the evening the annual Fall Fair in Squamish. working in the logging industry. Garibaldi Highlands on hobby class was very popular Bingo was held at the Loggers All of the realtors contacted The Dickies came to Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. with and the unusual crafts drew a Inn under the sponsorship of the mentioned the increasing num- Squamish in 1958 and he has Rev. H.J. McDougall of- great many comments.1 Some ex- CWA. ber of sales to commuters. "Af- Whistler s6wer plant been a member of the Squamish ficiating, followed by interment citing and interesting macrame, Winner of the exhibitor's in Mount Garibaldi Cemetery. ter all," said Mrs. Cassell, Elks Lodge No. 119, the 'The Whistler sewage 'treat- it is hoped that the work wilibe luncheon with the official 89 well as some excellent car- ,draw for a set of steak knives only 45 minutes from Squamish Branch of the Royal In lieu of flowers donations to "we're mcnt plant, one of the most completed before the snow opening taking place at the ving; the latter by John Sobotka, !was Mrs. K. Kearney while Canadian Legion, No. 227, and the St, John's Anglican Church Vancouver." modern in Canada, will be of- comes. sewer plant at l:30 p.m. Stephen Harris won the junior Will Squamish become the had many admirers, the Curling Club of Squamish. Memorial Fund would be ap- ficially opened at 130 p.m. on The feasibility of extending followed by a tour of the plant exhibitor's draw and the one for home of many city workers? A weaving display, presented He is a Dast oresident of the preciated. Saturday, Sept. 17. the sewer system to the White for all those interested in seeing children was won by Laura, with Only timc will tell of course but by the Squamish Weavers The $1,350,000 plant, the key Gold Estates area is also under it. no last name on her card. Association.. was- a- hinhlinht---~---_ P..- 8lf". sat41ite communities "' part of the new sewer system at study. Among the prominent invited the show sild m,any people ex- Lance Fisher was the winner ROYAL HUDSON TO trend in other parts of Canada' Whistler, which cost $4.5 The official opening guests who will be present are pressed an interest in the work of the tea service offered by and Squamish has much to offer million in the first stage, has ceremonies will start with a Hugh Curtis, minister of being done by this talented local OVerWaitca and the winning MAKE SPECIAL RUNS the city dweller.

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